Locker looks to bounce back

Jake Locker wasn’t perfect in the first four games of the season, but he was close.

He threw six touchdowns and no interceptions while guiding the Titans to a 3-1 start. He had a passer rating of 99.0 at the quarter-mark.

After sitting out two games with hip/knee injuries he suffered in the second half of the Sept. 29 game against the Jets, however, he hasn’t been quite as effective.

Locker threw two touchdowns and three interceptions in the last two games. His passer rating against the Rams last week was 48.5.

Heading into Sunday’s game against the Jaguars, Locker knows he has to improve.

“Obviously, you look at stats, it wasn’t the best. We can be better in the passing game,” he said. “I think two decisions in the last game I take back, but other than that I was pretty happy with things. I just need to continue to focus on the little details.”

And while he’s still wearing a brace on his right knee, he said he no longer has limitations in running or throwing on the run.

“It’s just kind of a thing that will go day-by-day, we’ll see how it feels,” he said. “When I feel confident without it, then I won’t (wear it). But I trust it, I feel confident in it, and I don’t feel that it hinders me noticeably in any way.”

Locker faced the Jaguars twice last season and the Titans split those games.